Caribbean Surname Index

Foster

Foster

Augustus Sinclaire (Sinclair? St. Clair[e] ?) Foster was born in St. Lucy, Barbados in 11/9/1891.

He immigrated to Panama, Central America. His father’s name is Janatan (Jonathon?) Foster and his mother’s name is Alice Griffet (Griffith?).

If anyone has any additional details, your help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Re: Foster

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:27 pm

by CEBFW

My grandfather's name was Alonso Foster, born in Barbados. He was a young man when he migrated to Panama around 1905. His son, my father was Ernest Alonso Foster born in Panama in 1910 and died in St. Lucia . Alonso was a black laborer who worked on the building of the Panama Canal.